GCCF Should be Knocking on Doors not Closing Offices and hiding behind Statistics

GCCF to Close Offices

After a comprehensive review of the 35 GCCF site offices throughout the Gulf, the GCCF has decided to close eight of the claims offices throughout the Gulf region,” says Camille Biros of Feinberg-Rozen, the law firm headed by Gulf Coast claims czar Kenneth Feinberg. One office in Alabama, and four offices in Florida also will close.

Louisiana legislative leaders are asking Ken Feinberg, who is overseeing the payments from a $20 billion compensation fund for victims of the BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, to keep open three claims offices he plans to close next week.

Senators Speakout on GCCF Office Closures

Senate President Joel Chaisson and House Speaker Jim Tucker sent letters to Feinberg on Tuesday pushing for the claims offices to remain open in Lafitte, Grand Isle and Morgan City. The offices are slated to close June 1.Chaisson says the closure of three claims offices could increase frustrations against Feinberg and would be a disservice to those still struggling to recover from the disaster.

Sen. Norby Chabert, R-Houma, said in an online interview that the decision will be a “travesty,” especially since many claims originating in these areas will still be pending action at the end of the month.

“The BP people should be knocking on doors to help people, not closing down the office that’s set up to help them,” Chabert said.

GCCF by the Numbers

As of May 19, there had been a total of 512,000 claims made through the GCCF, which have resulted in $4 billion being paid out.

In Louisiana, 200,000 claims have been filed and $1.3 billion awarded.

The GCCF has reviewed almost 88 percent of all interim and final claims. Their Numbers

GCCF and Statistics what they don`t want you to Know

The Reality is The GCCF has deployed a strategy of working their way up the claims ladder, paying the least amount possible to the most amount of people so that their statistics look impressive, and they will continue that strategy for the foreseeable future. I know as a fact that they are taking the lesser claims first as they are getting ready to settle the next group of claims.

Remember the GCCF is on a budget. There is not 20 Billion dollars sitting in a bank account, the 20 Billion is funded in increments on a quarterly basis, approximately 1.25 Billion per quarter. That is why there is waves of claims being settled every 3 months, the next wave coming in mid July. If you look at the quick pay settlements which were a travesty in my opinion, they setlled about 100,000 claims by waiting people and business`s out, then offering them 5k and 25k respecitvely, the next wave of claims to get settled is going to be many of the lowerend waiter and waitress type claims, again so there numbers look impressive statistically, remember statistics lie and so does BP.

They promised to make us whole, they promised payments would be quick, they promised this would be a fair process. Instead they are paying the least possible to the most possible so statistically they look impressive, we all learned along time ago that statistics lie.

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